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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

David Savard Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDavid Savard: Goals, 0.10 a game, 73rd percentileDavid Savard: Assists, 0.20 a game, 46th percentileDavid Savard: Points, 0.29 a game, 57th percentileDavid Savard: Shots, 1.51 a game, 62nd percentileDavid Savard: Hits, 1.49 a game, 57th percentileDavid Savard: Corsi for %, 49.6%, 47th percentileDavid Savard: CF% rel, -0.9, 42nd percentileDavid Savard: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 81st percentileDavid Savard: Rating, +9.4 goals above replacement, 96th percentileDavid Savard: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 71st percentileDavid Savard: Shot quality, 3.9% a shot, 82nd percentileDavid Savard: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 76th percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.10 a game, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.21 a game, 53rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.31 a game, 60th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.79 a game, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 2.09 a game, 84th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 47.4%, 23rd percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, -2.5, 28th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 45.9%, 17th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +2.0 goals above replacement, 53rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.17 xG per 60, 32nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 26th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +3.0 goals above expected, 92nd percentile
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On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

Where they shot from

David Savard
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

David Savard D, MTL 2018-19 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
82 Games played 80
8 Goals 8
16 Assists 17
24 Points 25
0.29 Points per game 0.31
19 Plus/minus -3
124 Shots 143
6.5 Shooting % 5.6
122 Hits 167
36 Penalty minutes 41
19:45 Average ice time 21:56
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.6 Corsi for % 47.4
-0.9 CF% relative to team -2.5
50.8 Fenwick for % 47.0
53.5 Expected goals for % 45.9
+3.9 xGF% relative to team -3.7
56.7 Goals for % 46.9
101.8 PDO 100.2
218 Shot attempts taken 224
Expected goals, all situations
6.7 Expected goals 5.0
0.25 Expected goals per 60 0.17
3.9% Chance per attempt 2.7%
+1.3 Goals above expected +3.0
Rating, in goals
+9.4 Goals above replacement +2.0
+1.6 Wins above replacement +0.3
+0.8 Even-strength offence -4.6
+3.4 Even-strength defence +1.4
-0.1 Power play -0.4
+1.3 Penalty kill +0.3
-1.3 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$4.25M Cap hit $5.75M
$177K Cap dollars per point $230K
$7.1M Worth at the going rate $2M
+$2.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.8M

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. What the advanced numbers mean